Membranous nephropathy (MN) is the most common cause of the nephrotic syndrome in Europe, with an incidence of 5–10/million/year in adults [1]. Although MN can occur secondary to infections, systemic diseases, use of drugs or malignancies, in most patients no underlying cause is identified [idiopathic membranous nephropathy (iMN)]. Recent studies have identified antibodies against the M-type PL...

Glomerulonephritis is reported as a rare extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman who suffered from membranous glomerulonephritis, 3 years after diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome. She was admitted because of acute kidney failure, bloody diarrhea, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Further evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of ulcerative coli...

In 2004, the novel category of monoclonal IgG deposition disease has been proposed and termed "proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits" (PGNMID). This disease is characterized by membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and staining for a single light-chain isotype and gamma heavy-chain subclass. A 76-year-old male who had monoclonal gammopathy was referred to our hospital...

A patient who presented with acute renal failure and anasarca secondary to crescentic glomerulonephritis superimposed on existing membranous glomerulonephropathy of 15 years' duration is described. The patient responded to an initial course of prednisone but failed to respond to a second course after relapse. The differential diagnosis of acute renal failure in the setting of nephrotic syndrome...